Auto Opening Boot

Middy2000 · 06-17-2020, 03:16 PM

So after watching a few vids etc.. I decided to do this mod.

Ordered the springs and fitted them today. Easy enough to do but snapped the head off the strut so had to glue/melt it together.
Anybody know if these can be ordered individually or is it a complete unit?

Observations are that the boot(trunk) is harder to shut and I do fear for the long term damage it may cause.
Also the boot doesn't fully open as per other models but lifts about halfway.

Anybody done this mod with better success?

Ron Jeffries · 06-17-2020, 05:47 PM

i want mine to stop opening when i don't want it to.

harma24 · 06-18-2020, 06:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Ron Jeffries

i want mine to stop opening when i don't want it to.

Agreed. I'm grateful that the lid stays down and doesn't spring up by itself. At least that way, it's not obvious to everyone else that it's open and it still stays dry if it's raining.

Middy2000 · 06-21-2020, 01:10 PM

Is the trunk opening itself a known issue?

In worried that if the catch is a little dodgy then me putting additional pressure on it might not be the best idea.

aerobod · 06-21-2020, 02:15 PM

The issue is more the problem of sitting on the keys when in a pocket and when in range of the car and triggering the boot to open due to a key or something else in that pocket pressing on the buttons. If you have the key protector sleeve, this shouldn't be a problem.

Middy2000 · 06-21-2020, 02:26 PM

Ah I see. Not really an issue as they're not in my pocket.

Maynard · 06-22-2020, 11:54 AM

I think there is a way to reposition the spring to a different perch so it pops the trunk up; do a search in the subforums. No link to 'the mod' you mention but it sounds like an aftermarket add-on? Mine just barely shifts when opened, which is fine w/ me so I haven't tried this.

Middy2000 · 06-22-2020, 01:24 PM

The mod I've done is basically fitting a pair of springs on the gas lifts so when the trunk is released its under greater pressure and thus lifts higher.

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Middy2000 Middy2000 50 Rep 150 Posts Drives: 218d Sport Join Date: Dec 2019 Location: Lincolnshire, England iTrader: (0)	Auto Opening Boot So after watching a few vids etc.. I decided to do this mod. Ordered the springs and fitted them today. Easy enough to do but snapped the head off the strut so had to glue/melt it together. Anybody know if these can be ordered individually or is it a complete unit? Observations are that the boot(trunk) is harder to shut and I do fear for the long term damage it may cause. Also the boot doesn't fully open as per other models but lifts about halfway. Anybody done this mod with better success?
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Ron Jeffries Old Member. Old in general, actually. 388 Rep 889 Posts Drives: 2018 M240i xDrive convertible Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Michigan iTrader: (0)	i want mine to stop opening when i don't want it to.
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Middy2000 Middy2000 50 Rep 150 Posts Drives: 218d Sport Join Date: Dec 2019 Location: Lincolnshire, England iTrader: (0)	Is the trunk opening itself a known issue? In worried that if the catch is a little dodgy then me putting additional pressure on it might not be the best idea.
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aerobod Car Geek 3730 Rep 3,633 Posts Drives: Caterham R500, M2-G87, Macan S Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Calgary iTrader: (0)	The issue is more the problem of sitting on the keys when in a pocket and when in range of the car and triggering the boot to open due to a key or something else in that pocket pressing on the buttons. If you have the key protector sleeve, this shouldn't be a problem.
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06-21-2020, 02:26 PM	#6
Middy2000 Middy2000 50 Rep 150 Posts Drives: 218d Sport Join Date: Dec 2019 Location: Lincolnshire, England iTrader: (0)	Ah I see. Not really an issue as they're not in my pocket.
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Maynard Colonel 3862 Rep 2,882 Posts Drives: 228iX & M2C Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Upstate NY iTrader: (1)	I think there is a way to reposition the spring to a different perch so it pops the trunk up; do a search in the subforums. No link to 'the mod' you mention but it sounds like an aftermarket add-on? Mine just barely shifts when opened, which is fine w/ me so I haven't tried this.
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06-22-2020, 01:24 PM	#8
Middy2000 Middy2000 50 Rep 150 Posts Drives: 218d Sport Join Date: Dec 2019 Location: Lincolnshire, England iTrader: (0)	The mod I've done is basically fitting a pair of springs on the gas lifts so when the trunk is released its under greater pressure and thus lifts higher.
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